[Verse 1]
They said we wouldn’t last
So we laughed in their face
Two boys with bruised hands
Still holding our place
I wore fear like a coat
You saw through the seams
I was shaking in bed
You were holding my dreams
[Pre-Chorus]
When my lungs felt so weak
You stayed up through the night
When I lost my own light
You kept me in sight
[Chorus]
Against all odds
We still stand here
Against all odds
You held me near
Gay and proud
Through the storm and the scars
Against all odds
You’re my home, you’re my heart
(against all odds)
[Verse 2]
H.I.V. on the page
And the room went cold
Hep C in my blood
But your love didn’t fold
Then tuberculosis
Tried to take my air
You brought soup to my lips
And you stayed right there
[Pre-Chorus]
You learned every step
Every pill, every date
You said, “Baby, we’ll fight”
And we learned how to wait
[Chorus]
Against all odds
We still stand here
Against all odds
You held me near
Gay and proud
Through the storm and the scars
Against all odds
You’re my home, you’re my heart
(against all odds)
[Bridge]
If the world turns away
Let it turn, let it spin
I’ve got your hand in mine
And I’m living again
We are not what they fear
We are love that survived
Every hard little test
Made us more alive
[Final Chorus]
Against all odds
We still stand here
Against all odds
You held me near
Gay and proud
With our heads held high
Against all odds
We don’t break, we rise
(against all odds)
(we rise)
(against all odds)